Medical Director & physician oversight for Florida med spas, IV lounges, weight-loss, hormone & wellness practices — GFE workflows, treatment protocols, and supervision for direct-pay AHCA-exempt clinics.
Aesthetic and wellness procedures such as injectables, laser, IV therapy, and weight-loss or hormone treatments are medical services that require physician involvement — including a Good-Faith Exam and oversight of clinical staff — even when the medspa itself is not required to hold an AHCA license.
A med spa medical director in Florida must be a physician — an MD or DO with an active, unrestricted Florida license. The physician approves the treatment protocols and standing orders, ensures a Good-Faith Exam is performed before treatment, and supervises the APRNs, PAs, and RNs who deliver injectables, laser, and other medical aesthetic services.
Med spa medical director services are usually a flat monthly retainer scoped to the clinic’s services, number of locations, and staffing, with provider supervision (NP/PA/APRN) and one-time setup or protocol builds priced separately. My Florida Medical Director prices around real oversight — protocols, Good-Faith Exam workflows, and chart review — not a name-only certificate.
Some direct-pay practices qualify for an exemption from Health Care Clinic licensure (for example, wholly physician-owned practices or those that do not bill third-party payers). Exemption from the license does not remove the need for physician supervision of prescribing, lab orders, and clinical staff.
A Good-Faith Exam is a physician (or supervised provider) evaluation of a patient before treatment to confirm the treatment is appropriate and to establish medical clearance. It is a core requirement for medspa and aesthetic services and is documented in the patient record.
Depending on the treatment and Florida scope-of-practice rules, procedures are performed by qualified providers (such as APRNs, PAs, RNs, or appropriately licensed practitioners) under a supervising physician’s protocols and oversight, after a Good-Faith Exam and within an approved standing order.
Florida medical director services statewide — Miami, Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa, and all of Florida.
Under the medical direction of Armando Falcon, MD (FL ME 84789). Serving Miami-Dade and all of Florida. Call or WhatsApp +1 (305) 877-7507.